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Leib, Elena R.; Starr, Ariel; Younger, Jessica Wise; Bunge, Silvia A.; Uncapher, Melina R.; Rosenberg-Lee, Miriam – Developmental Psychology, 2023
The present study tests two predictions stemming from the hypothesis that a source of difficulty with rational numbers is interference from whole number magnitude knowledge. First, inhibitory control should be an independent predictor of fraction understanding, even after controlling for working memory. Second, if the source of interference is…
Descriptors: Inhibition, Fractions, Mathematical Concepts, Knowledge Level
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Tirri, Kirsi; Tallent-Runnels, Mary K.; Nokelainen, Petri – British Journal of Religious Education, 2005
This study investigated differences across four countries in the amount and nature of above-average ability and average-ability pre-adolescents' everyday life, scientific, moral, spiritual and religious questions. The participants (N = 975) of this study were fifth-and sixth-grade elementary school students from different schools in Finland (N =…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, Preadolescents